The 1st Festival of Body/Facepainting and special Effects make-up ‒ Trieste 27 – 28 August 2011
Body Art or bodypainting is an ancient form of art that goes hand in hand with the cultural evolution of men. There has been a great rediscovery of it in recent years. This competition will allow many make-up artists, whether they be national or international, to demonstrate their work in a magnificent setting that is the city of Trieste. 27th August – FACEPAINTING & BODYPAINTING (brush and sponge) 10:00 artists entry 12:00 start of the competition 14:00 photographers entry 16:00 entry of the public 16:30 ‘Imago corporis: an anthroposophic approach to body-art’ conference held by Prof. Ph-Dr. Desirée Pangerc, chair of Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Political Science, University of Trieste 18:00 end of competition 18:30 photography set 21:00 show and stage presentation 23:00 prize giving 28th August – SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE-UP & BODYPAINTING (airbrush) 10:00 artists entry 12:00 start of the competition 14:00 photographers entry 16:00 entry of the public 17:00 ‘Identity and body image in the Arabic World' conference held by Prof. Khaled Fouad Allam, professor of Sociology of the Muslim world, University of Trieste, editorialist of 'Il Sole 24 Ore' 18:00 end of competition 18:30 photography set 21:00 show and stage presentation 22:30 'Tango the body language' dancers Ester Orlando and Mauro Damiani, fluo bodypainting by Dorina Forti 23:00 prize giving Workshops will be organized during the festival, carried out by experts of the field. 27th August from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Workshop in Basic Bondage (ancient art of tying bodies with ropes) held by DolcissimaBastarda - bondager & rope-stylist, winner of the "You artist 2011" prize 28th Agosto from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Workshop in basic Children Facepainting held by Cinzia Bifulco from la Truccheria Entries will be judged by a jury made up of professionists from the world of art: 1. SERGIO STIVALETTI - master of cinematic Special Effects Make-up 2. FRANCESCA BONANNI - RAI director 3. ALEX BARENDREGT - founder of the World Bodypainting Festival 4. ROBERTA DE JORIO and ROBERTO DEL FRATE - academically trained artists, owners of the 'Atelier Frattini' art gallery, Trieste 5. TULLIO BARNABEI – writer and director of documentary films
There will be 4 prizes: 1st prize FACEPAINTING 1st prize BODYPAINTING (airbrush) 1st prize BODYPAINTING (brush and sponge) 1st prize SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE-UP 2nd and 3rd prizes in face-bodypainting material It is allowed to create works with fluo colours. There is a photo contest will be held during the Festival, open both for professional photographers and for amatours
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